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WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today lauding Senate confirmation of Victor Allen Bolden to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut. Bolden currently serves as Corporation Counsel for the City of New Haven, a position he has held since 2009.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today marking the beginning of “End Child Slavery Week.” DeLauro also introduced a resolution today designating November 20 to November 26, 2014 as “End Child Slavery Week.” The purpose of this week is to raise awareness of human rights abuses against children and to acknowledge the global fight against child slavery and child labor.

Heavily Targeted Children and Teens

WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) issued the following statement today in response to the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity’s report on sugary drink nutrition and marketing, Sugary Drink FACTS 2014.

WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Steve Israel (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Long Island Sound Caucus today applauded the news that $1,313,671 in federal grants has been awarded to improve the health of the Long Island Sound. The 22 grants are going to community groups and local governments for conservation, water quality projects and coastal restoration, among other uses.

HARTFORD, CT - The Connecticut congressional delegation today applauded fourteen grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Long Island Sound Futures Fund supporting preservation and restoration of the Long Island Sound in communities across the state. The grants, ranging from $4,546 to teach students in East Lyme about methods to reduce stormwater pollution to $150,000 to the Nature Conservancy to restore six acres of floodplain and wetland along the Eightmile River in Lyme.

NEW HAVEN, CT – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement on the news $1.3 billion in contract modifications has been awarded for 102 helicopters. The 102 consist of 41 Black Hawks, 37 Sea Hawks and 24 Pave Hawks. Primary assembly will take place at Sikorsky headquarters in Stratford.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) responded today to new Consumer Reports guidelines on how much rice is safe for consumption. This builds on a previous report revealing alarmingly high levels of arsenic in rice and rice-based products, such as cereal.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and New Haven Mayor Toni N. Harp today hosted the New Haven kick off of Access Health CT (AHCT)’s second year. The 2014-2015 open enrollment period for all health care marketplaces runs through February 15. Access Health CT had one of the most successful inaugural years of any marketplace in the country, with the state’s uninsured rate cut nearly in half, from 7.9 percent to 4.0 percent. Over 280,000 people have enrolled in a health insurance plan or Medicaid through Access Health CT.